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Belfast Royal Academy

  •   Cliftonville Road, Belfast

Two storey with attic and basement, Gothic-Scottish Baronial style with corbelled turrets and conical slate roofed stair tower. Large 4 storey central tower entrance with conical roofed tower at each end. Mix of coloured Scrabo Sandstone.

Stone Information

  • Stone Type Category :
  • Primary Stone:
  • Replacement Stone:
  • Stonework Construction:
    Random-coursed tooled ashlar
  • Stonework Condition:
    Stonework is in poor condition with significant bedding-plane erosion, face loss and hollowing of individual blocks, exacerbated by the use of hard cement mortar.
  • Condition Assessment (QUB):
    Stage 4 – Serious deterioration affecting more than 50% of the total façade. A stage 4 classification indicates that widespread remedial treatment will be required to stabilise stonework.
  • OS Irish Grid (Easting):
    333187
  • OS Irish Grid (Northing):
    376012

Architect Information

  • Building Type:
  • Date of construction:
    1878
  • Architect:
    Young & Mackenzie
  • Listing:
    B1
  • HB/SMR Ref:
    HB26/42/001
  • 2nd survey by EHS:
    No

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